Forväldigha

Old Swedish Dictionary - forväldigha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forväldigha" (or forvældigha) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

forväldigha (forvældigha)
öfva våld mot; med våld hindra nyttjandet af. the aff nidher effre ok the aff offre effre for weldigada them thera fiskä watin FH 4: 3 (1420).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so forväldigha may have also been written as forvældigha

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -adhe )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᛅᛚᚦᛁᚵᚼᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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